Denver
Nuggets
126
–
111
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 36 | 12 | 37 | 24 | 126 |
| HOU | 23 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Aaron Gordon
DEN
18
PTS
7
REB
3
AST
+21
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending58.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.47
Impact Composite39.2
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 25.3Impact: 4.0
+21 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 38.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
18
PTS
7
REB
7
AST
+34
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-10 (70.0%)
3PT3-5
FT1-2
TS%82.7%
eFG%85.0%
STL2
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG148
DRTG95
NET+53
70.0% FG4 deflections8 contested shots+34 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 41.3 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 26:23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | +21 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 6:22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:52 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 29:29 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | 67% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| Julian Strawther | 9:52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -19 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Peyton Watson | 17:08 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +7 |
| Christian Braun | 31:23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +32 |
| Jamal Murray | 24:47 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 38% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | +20 |
| Jalen Pickett | 19:28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Nikola Jokić | 30:46 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | +34 |
| Trey Alexander | 6:22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Hunter Tyson | 4:29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Russell Westbrook | 22:39 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-3 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 47 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 45-88 | 51% | 10-29 | 34% | 26-31 | 84% | — |
Dario Saric —
Vlatko Čančar —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Whitmore | 17:13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Nate Williams | 12:00 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Jeff Green | 11:31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Amen Thompson | 26:13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-9 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -15 |
| Jalen Green | 20:39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tari Eason | 17:56 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -21 |
| Jock Landale | 9:23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Steven Adams | 17:13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| N'Faly Dante | 4:08 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Aaron Holiday | 9:23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Fred VanVleet | 27:14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 3-8 | 38% | 2-3 | 67% | -20 |
| Dillon Brooks | 22:12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| David Roddy | 4:08 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +10 |
| Alperen Sengun | 23:34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Reed Sheppard | 17:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 45 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 45-100 | 45% | 12-34 | 35% | 9-14 | 64% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN45/88 (51%)
Paint
32/50 (64%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
10/29 (34%)
RA 66%ATB3 25%Paint 59%Corner 3 80%Mid 0%
HOU45/100 (45%)
Paint
31/57 (54%)
Mid
7/20 (35%)
3PT
12/35 (34%)
RA 58%ATB3 35%Paint 46%Mid 33%Corner 3 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Steven Adams
defended Nikola Jokić
5.1 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Amen Thompson
held Aaron Gordon
4.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Alperen Sengun
vs Nikola Jokić
3.5 min • 6 pts • 50%
| HOU Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Hunter Tyson | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook | Trey Alexander | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 4.6m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 4pts 100% | 1.3m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Brooks | — | 2.2m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fred VanVleet | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.4m 3pts 25% | — | 1.7m 9pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alperen Sengun | 2.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Green | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tari Eason | — | 1.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Whitmore | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jock Landale | — | — | 1.8m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Williams | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.9m 5pts 29% | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 4pts 50% | 4.5m 7pts 75% | 3.3m 4pts 50% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 2.6m 2pts 50% | 3.1m 13pts 50% | 5.2m 5pts 40% | 3.8m 3pts 33% | 2.3m 4pts 50% | 2.3m 5pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = DEN leads
HOU Largest Lead
3
Q1 3:53
DEN Largest Lead
36
Q4 1:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 7:02 – Q1 8:32
-1 → -7
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 11:06 – Q2 0:21
-9 → -14
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 5:57 – Q3 6:47
-18 → -24